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Two toned kitchen cabinets or all white?

6 years ago

I just replaced my countertops with new Quartz that looks like marble. All my walls are light gray. So, I'm trying to decide if I should paint all my kitchen cabinets white or all the uppers white and the lowers navy. What do you think? If I do all white, it will probably be more palatable if I decide to sell in a few years. But, it's also a lot of white in a kitchen that gets a lot of natural light. I plan on adding gold or nickel hardware which I think will pop nicely on the navy. Any advice appreciated.




Comments (16)

  • 6 years ago

    If you're planning to sell in the next five years, I'd go with all white. If it's the house you plan to stay in forever, do what you love.

    debmarie7 thanked Kristin S
  • PRO
    6 years ago

    All White will be a better choice.

    debmarie7 thanked Anglophilia
  • PRO
    6 years ago

    I have never been a lover of black and navy together so I would do all white or get stainless appliances, which BTW will also work better for resale, then do navy if you want.I ahet to say itbut those floors need changing for sure.

    debmarie7 thanked Patricia Colwell Consulting
  • PRO
    6 years ago

    All white is the safe bet.

    debmarie7 thanked Norwood Architects
  • 6 years ago

    I think you should go for the two colors. I definitely would!

    It'll make you kitchen more interesting and also keep the lower cabinets from getting dirty with much ease.

    debmarie7 thanked Andrea Pedra
  • 6 years ago

    Definitely all white.

    debmarie7 thanked Robby
  • 6 years ago
    last modified: 6 years ago

    I would add a tiled back splash for interest and color. Need something to breakup the white color.

    debmarie7 thanked sloyder
  • 6 years ago
    last modified: 6 years ago

    I like the cabinets done in wood, the way they are, what I dont like is the color of the walls by those cabinets. I see a darker color (Grayish, bluish?) on one of the pictures. I would paint those yellowy walls that do not go with your cabinets that color, and leave the cabinets the way they are. If you just have to paint them, still change the paint color on the walls, and then paint them white.

    debmarie7 thanked cat_ky
  • 6 years ago

    Walls appear yellow. Correct light bulbs and reassess walls before anything. A cleaner white or lighter color will be important and then if floor appearance does not improve I'd change it first.

    debmarie7 thanked herbflavor
  • 6 years ago

    All white!

    debmarie7 thanked sunshine home
  • 6 years ago

    Thank you all for your advice. The painter is coming this weekend and I'llgo with the majority vote and tell him to do all white. You can't really tell from the photos, but the walls are painted a light gray, slightly lighter than the ribbon in the Quartz. I know the floors need to be changed too and a colorful backsplash would really help the space, but I'm not spending $ on those items right now. I'm only doing the 2 things in the kitchen that I dislike the most, the countertops and the cabinets.

  • 6 years ago

    @debmarie7 what quartz is that? Do you know the name? Beautiful.

  • 6 years ago

    @itsourcasa that quartz looks very much like Calacatta Vagli. We are doing the same quartz in a leathered finish on our island for our new build.

    debmarie7 thanked Rower 76
  • 6 years ago

    Change a few of your light bulbs from the yellowish bulbs, or you wont like the white cabinets either. Do that before your painter comes.

  • 6 years ago

    White on top and navy on the bottom are two classic colors and combos that never go out of style! The counter will look beautiful with it!

    debmarie7 thanked madeleinevaughan
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